Freedom from Isolation: Tara Westover’s Story

Writing the book Educated, says Tara Westover, “allowed me to reclaim some of my beautiful memories.” She shared a few of those reflections with Masthead members recently in an exclusive conversation about her book, which was one of our picks for the Masthead Book Club. In this issue, we bring you the highlights of that conversation. [Read the full conversation on the forums.]

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Tara Westover is an American historian and author, known for her book Educated: A Memoir.

Tanvi Misra is a staff writer for CityLab covering immigrant communities, housing, economic inequality, and culture. She also authors Navigator, a weekly newsletter for urban explorers (subscribe here). Her work also appears in The Atlantic, NPR, and BBC.